EP3077473A1 - Sealant material for subterranean wells - Google Patents

Sealant material for subterranean wells

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EP3077473A1
EP3077473A1 EP14867888.1A EP14867888A EP3077473A1 EP 3077473 A1 EP3077473 A1 EP 3077473A1 EP 14867888 A EP14867888 A EP 14867888A EP 3077473 A1 EP3077473 A1 EP 3077473A1
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C04—CEMENTS; CONCRETE; ARTIFICIAL STONE; CERAMICS; REFRACTORIES
    • C04B—LIME, MAGNESIA; SLAG; CEMENTS; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDING MATERIALS; ARTIFICIAL STONE; CERAMICS; REFRACTORIES; TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE
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    • C04—CEMENTS; CONCRETE; ARTIFICIAL STONE; CERAMICS; REFRACTORIES
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    • C04B24/18—Lignin sulfonic acid or derivatives thereof, e.g. sulfite lye
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    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • C09K8/00—Compositions for drilling of boreholes or wells; Compositions for treating boreholes or wells, e.g. for completion or for remedial operations
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
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  • the invention relates to a material for use in subterranean wells. More specifically the invention relates to a material for sealing hydrocarbon wells, wherein the material is comprised of a hydraulic cement and a prepolymer.
  • Plugging and abandonment operations are generally carried out in situations where the well does not produce enough hydrocarbons to be profitable, or in situations where the well has neared the end of its lifetime and is depleted of hydrocarbons.
  • Temporary plugging of wells is typically carried out during maintenance operations of the well.
  • Lost circulation describes the situation where drilling fluid is lost in the formation and flows into the formation instead of returning through the annulus and to the surface.
  • Zonal isolation is carried out to prevent the cross-flow of fluids between geological layers and to reduce the volume of produced water.
  • cement is commonly used as a sealant material.
  • the disadvantages connected to the use of ordinary cement is long setting time, insufficient mechanical properties for certain applications, poor penetration capability in formations, susceptibility to cracking, and poor resistance towards certain chemicals, in particular acids.
  • the applicant has previously patented a technology (US 6082456, NO310941B1) that seeks to overcome many of the disadvantages exhibited by the use of cement as a sealant material in oil and gas wells.
  • the material described in the patents comprises a prepolymer, at least one vinylic monomer, an initiator, an inhibitor and optionally, a filler, hereafter described as "the prepolymer mixture".
  • the prepolymer is in the form of at least a partially unsaturated polyester or epoxy vinylester.
  • the material described in the referred patents is particularly advantageous compared to cement with respect to its short setting time.
  • the invention seeks to provide a new material with sealant properties for the use in oil and gas wells. It has been discovered that the prepolymer mixture claimed in the applicants patent combined with ordinary cement, surprisingly yields a material with several beneficial properties compared to the use of cement alone. When the prepolymer mixture was blended with fresh cement, it was found that the material resulting from the combination exhibited one or more the following properties:
  • the polymer acts as a barrier towards chemical exposure of the cement.
  • the material After curing, the material possesses much lower permeability relative to ordinary cement.
  • Japanese patent application JPH02286781 describes an agent for preventing loss of circulating drilling mud.
  • the agent is comprised of a thermosetting resin and, a hydraulic silicate material and emulsifier.
  • the hydraulic silicate material can for example comprise Portland cement.
  • the disadvantage of the described agent is the lack of control over setting time.
  • the invention has for its object to remedy or to reduce at least one of the drawbacks of the prior art, or at least provide a useful alternative to prior art.
  • the invention relates to composition for sealing hydrocarbon wells, wherein the composition comprises a prepolymer; a free radical initiator; a hydraulic material; a monomer and water, and where the composition further comprises a radical inhibitor.
  • the radical inhibitor of the composition can comprise p-benzoquinone.
  • the composition can further comprise a radical accelerator.
  • the radical accelerator can comprise a compound, wherein the compound can be selected from the group including inorganic salts, transition metal compounds, inorganic hydroxides amides, amines and aromatic compounds.
  • the aromatic compound can further comprise N,N-dimethyl- p-toluidine.
  • the prepolymer can comprise a curable material, wherein the curable material is selected from the group including unsaturated polyesters and epoxy vinyl esters.
  • the monomer can comprise an unsaturated compound, wherein the unsaturated compound is selected from a group including vinyl-, allyl- and acrylate compounds.
  • the vinyl compound can be selected from the group comprising styrene and vinyl toluene.
  • the allyl compound can comprise diallylphtalate.
  • the acrylate compounds can be selected from the group comprising 2-hydroxy ethyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxy propyl methacrylate and butanediol dimethacrylate.
  • the hydraulic material can comprise a hydratable material, where the hydratable material can be selected from the group including Portland cement, Portland blastfurnace cement, Portland flyash cement, Portland pozzolan cement, Portland silica fume cement, masonry cement, pozzolan-lime cements, supersulfated cements, calcium alu- minate cements, phosphate cements and geopolymer cements, and gypsum.
  • a hydratable material can be selected from the group including Portland cement, Portland blastfurnace cement, Portland flyash cement, Portland pozzolan cement, Portland silica fume cement, masonry cement, pozzolan-lime cements, supersulfated cements, calcium alu- minate cements, phosphate cements and geopolymer cements, and gypsum.
  • the water can be present in an amount of 20 to 60 weight percent of the hydraulic material.
  • the prepolymer can be present in an amount of 10 to 90 weight percent of the total mass of the composition.
  • the free radical initiator can comprise a dissociable compound, wherein the dissociable compound can be selected from the group including peroxides and azo compounds.
  • the peroxides can be selected from the group comprising tert-Butyl cumyl peroxide and dibenzoyl peroxide.
  • the composition can further comprise a setting inhibitor, wherein the setting inhibitor can be selected from the group including sucrose, tartaric acid, gluconic acid ⁇ - lactone, lignosulfonates and organic phosphonic acids.
  • the lignosulfonate can comprise calcium lignosulfonate.
  • the composition can further comprise a setting accelerator, wherein the setting accelerator can be selected from the group including chloride salts, carbonates, silicates, aluminates, nitrates, nitrites, sulfates, thiosulfates and hydroxides.
  • composition can further comprise a dispersing agent.
  • composition can further comprise a viscosifying agent.
  • composition can further comprise a stabilizing agent.
  • the composition can further comprise a density modifying agent.
  • the density modifying agent can selected from the group including glass beads, trimanganese tetroxide, calcium carbonate and barite.
  • the invention relates to a method for sealing hydrocarbon wells , wherein the method comprises the following steps;
  • composition comprises a prepolymer, a free radical initiator, a hydraulic material; a monomer, water and a radical inhibitor, and where the amount of the radical inhibitor is selected to obtain a desired pot life.
  • step A To let the composition of step A cure in the hydrocarbon well at a temperature of 0°C to 150°C.
  • Step A of the method can further comprise adding a radical accelerator.
  • the invention relates to use of the said composition for sealing hydrocarbon wells.
  • Figure 1 shows a time vs. temperature trace of experiments 1-3
  • Figure 2 shows a time vs. temperature trace of experiments 4-5;
  • Figure 3 shows a time vs. temperature trace of experiments 6-9.
  • Figure 4 shows a composition vs. compressive strength bar-graph.
  • a first series of experiments (experiment 1 to 5, se figure 1-2 and table 1) were carried out to examine the effect of varying amounts of radical initiator, radical inhibitor and a cement setting time inhibitor on the setting time and hardening time of the compositions.
  • the radical initator used was t-butyl cumyl peroxide, and the radical- and cement inhibitors were ⁇ -benzoquinone and calcium lignosulfonate , respectively.
  • the compositions were made by blending a prepolymer mixture (part A) and cement slurry (part B) .
  • the prepolymer mixture (part A) was prepared by mixing prepolymer, radical initiator and optionally a radical inhibitor.
  • the cement slurry (part B) was prepared by blending cement, water and optionally a setting time inhibitor. When part A and part B had been blended separately to achieve sufficient homogeneity, quantities of part A and part B were weighed in and part A and B were blended. The quantities of the components that were used are shown in table 1. All quantities are given in weight percent.
  • the setting time and hardening time for each of the mixtures was recorded. The setting time was defined as the time from start of the reaction until appearance of the exothermic peak. The hardening time was defined as the time from start of the reaction until the exothermic peak returned to the baseline. In case of an unclear exothermic peak, the setting time was defined as the time from start of the reaction until the composition resisted flow by pouring . Table 1
  • a third series of experiments were carried out to determine the compressive strength of several blend ratios of prepolymer mixture and cement slurry (see figure 4).
  • the various blends of prepolymer mixture and the cement slurry was blended and hardened in a container to form cylindrical test specimens of approximately 1.4 inches in diameter and 1.4 inches in length. All samples were stored for 4 weeks after preparation before measuring the compressive strength.
  • the test specimens were subjected to pressure using a Carver press (model 3851-CE), and the forces at which the samples failed were recorded.
  • the leftmost column in figure 4 shows the force at which pure, hardened cement failed (4000 lbs.).
  • the rightmost column in figure 4 shows the force at which pure, hardened polymer failed (7000 lbs.).
  • Another significant advantage related to the invention is the ability to control the setting time and the hardening time of the composition by varying the amounts of initiator, accelerator and cement inhibitor. This allows for a precise tailoring of the composition to the relevant well conditions and placement times involved.

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Abstract

A composition for sealing hydrocarbon wells, wherein the composition comprises a prepolymer; a free radical initiator; a hydraulic material; a monomer and water, wherein the composition further comprises a radical inhibitor. A method and a use of the composition is also described.

Description

SEALANT MATERIAL FOR SUBTERRANEAN WELLS
The invention relates to a material for use in subterranean wells. More specifically the invention relates to a material for sealing hydrocarbon wells, wherein the material is comprised of a hydraulic cement and a prepolymer.
During the lifetime of oil and gas wells, situations arise where there is a need for the introduction of a material with sealing properties. Such situations include plugging and abandonment (P&A), lost circulation, and isolation of zones in the well. Plugging and abandonment operations are generally carried out in situations where the well does not produce enough hydrocarbons to be profitable, or in situations where the well has neared the end of its lifetime and is depleted of hydrocarbons. Temporary plugging of wells is typically carried out during maintenance operations of the well. Lost circulation describes the situation where drilling fluid is lost in the formation and flows into the formation instead of returning through the annulus and to the surface. Zonal isolation is carried out to prevent the cross-flow of fluids between geological layers and to reduce the volume of produced water.
In the prior art, cement is commonly used as a sealant material. The disadvantages connected to the use of ordinary cement is long setting time, insufficient mechanical properties for certain applications, poor penetration capability in formations, susceptibility to cracking, and poor resistance towards certain chemicals, in particular acids. There is a need in the art for a material that can improve the properties of ordinary cement for the purposes mentioned herein.
The applicant has previously patented a technology (US 6082456, NO310941B1) that seeks to overcome many of the disadvantages exhibited by the use of cement as a sealant material in oil and gas wells. The material described in the patents comprises a prepolymer, at least one vinylic monomer, an initiator, an inhibitor and optionally, a filler, hereafter described as "the prepolymer mixture". The prepolymer is in the form of at least a partially unsaturated polyester or epoxy vinylester. The material described in the referred patents is particularly advantageous compared to cement with respect to its short setting time.
The invention seeks to provide a new material with sealant properties for the use in oil and gas wells. It has been discovered that the prepolymer mixture claimed in the applicants patent combined with ordinary cement, surprisingly yields a material with several beneficial properties compared to the use of cement alone. When the prepolymer mixture was blended with fresh cement, it was found that the material resulting from the combination exhibited one or more the following properties:
- Controllable and shorter setting time compared to ordinary cement.
- Better mechanical properties of the material compared to ordinary cement (higher compressive and tensile strength, better elongation properties, and lower Young's modulus).
- Beneficial properties obtained even at a low ratio of polymer/cement (10 weight % polymer or less), wherein the polymer acts as a plasticity enhancing additive for cement.
- Enhanced thermal resistance compared to the neat polymer.
- Increased chemical resistance of cement. The polymer acts as a barrier towards chemical exposure of the cement.
- After curing, the material possesses much lower permeability relative to ordinary cement.
Japanese patent application JPH02286781 describes an agent for preventing loss of circulating drilling mud. The agent is comprised of a thermosetting resin and, a hydraulic silicate material and emulsifier. The hydraulic silicate material can for example comprise Portland cement. The disadvantage of the described agent is the lack of control over setting time.
The invention has for its object to remedy or to reduce at least one of the drawbacks of the prior art, or at least provide a useful alternative to prior art.
The object is achieved through features which are specified in the description below and in the claims that follow.
In a first aspect the invention relates to composition for sealing hydrocarbon wells, wherein the composition comprises a prepolymer; a free radical initiator; a hydraulic material; a monomer and water, and where the composition further comprises a radical inhibitor.
The radical inhibitor of the composition can comprise p-benzoquinone. The composition can further comprise a radical accelerator. The radical accelerator can comprise a compound, wherein the compound can be selected from the group including inorganic salts, transition metal compounds, inorganic hydroxides amides, amines and aromatic compounds. The aromatic compound can further comprise N,N-dimethyl- p-toluidine.
The prepolymer can comprise a curable material, wherein the curable material is selected from the group including unsaturated polyesters and epoxy vinyl esters.
The monomer can comprise an unsaturated compound, wherein the unsaturated compound is selected from a group including vinyl-, allyl- and acrylate compounds. The vinyl compound can be selected from the group comprising styrene and vinyl toluene. The allyl compound can comprise diallylphtalate. The acrylate compounds can be selected from the group comprising 2-hydroxy ethyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxy propyl methacrylate and butanediol dimethacrylate.
The hydraulic material can comprise a hydratable material, where the hydratable material can be selected from the group including Portland cement, Portland blastfurnace cement, Portland flyash cement, Portland pozzolan cement, Portland silica fume cement, masonry cement, pozzolan-lime cements, supersulfated cements, calcium alu- minate cements, phosphate cements and geopolymer cements, and gypsum.
The water can be present in an amount of 20 to 60 weight percent of the hydraulic material.
The prepolymer can be present in an amount of 10 to 90 weight percent of the total mass of the composition.
The free radical initiator can comprise a dissociable compound, wherein the dissociable compound can be selected from the group including peroxides and azo compounds. The peroxides can be selected from the group comprising tert-Butyl cumyl peroxide and dibenzoyl peroxide.
The composition can further comprise a setting inhibitor, wherein the setting inhibitor can be selected from the group including sucrose, tartaric acid, gluconic acid δ- lactone, lignosulfonates and organic phosphonic acids. The lignosulfonate can comprise calcium lignosulfonate. The composition can further comprise a setting accelerator, wherein the setting accelerator can be selected from the group including chloride salts, carbonates, silicates, aluminates, nitrates, nitrites, sulfates, thiosulfates and hydroxides.
The composition can further comprise a dispersing agent.
The composition can further comprise a viscosifying agent.
The composition can further comprise a stabilizing agent.
The composition can further comprise a density modifying agent. The density modifying agent can selected from the group including glass beads, trimanganese tetroxide, calcium carbonate and barite.
In a second aspect the invention relates to a method for sealing hydrocarbon wells , wherein the method comprises the following steps;
A- To inject said composition into a hydrocarbon well, wherein the composition comprises a prepolymer, a free radical initiator, a hydraulic material; a monomer, water and a radical inhibitor, and where the amount of the radical inhibitor is selected to obtain a desired pot life.
B- To let the composition of step A cure in the hydrocarbon well at a temperature of 0°C to 150°C.
Step A of the method can further comprise adding a radical accelerator.
In a third aspect the invention relates to use of the said composition for sealing hydrocarbon wells.
In the following it is described examples of preferred embodiments illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein :
Figure 1 shows a time vs. temperature trace of experiments 1-3;
Figure 2 shows a time vs. temperature trace of experiments 4-5;
Figure 3 shows a time vs. temperature trace of experiments 6-9; and
Figure 4 shows a composition vs. compressive strength bar-graph.
It should be noted that the below-mentioned embodiments illustrate rather than limit the invention, and that those skilled in the art will be able to design many alternative embodiments without departing from the scope of the appended claims. In the claims, any reference signs placed between parentheses shall not be construed as limiting the claim. Use of the verb "comprise" and its conjugations does not exclude the presence of elements or steps other than those stated in a claim. The article "a" or "an" preceding an element does not exclude the presence of a plurality of such elements. In the device claim enumerating several means, several of these means may be embodied by one and the same item. The mere fact that certain measures are recited in mutual ly different dependent claims does not indicate that a combination of these measures cannot be used to advantage.
In the following a series of experiments are described to illustrate preferred embodiments of the invention.
A first series of experiments (experiment 1 to 5, se figure 1-2 and table 1) were carried out to examine the effect of varying amounts of radical initiator, radical inhibitor and a cement setting time inhibitor on the setting time and hardening time of the compositions. The radical initator used was t-butyl cumyl peroxide, and the radical- and cement inhibitors were δ-benzoquinone and calcium lignosulfonate , respectively. The compositions were made by blending a prepolymer mixture (part A) and cement slurry (part B) .
The prepolymer mixture (part A) was prepared by mixing prepolymer, radical initiator and optionally a radical inhibitor. The cement slurry (part B) was prepared by blending cement, water and optionally a setting time inhibitor. When part A and part B had been blended separately to achieve sufficient homogeneity, quantities of part A and part B were weighed in and part A and B were blended. The quantities of the components that were used are shown in table 1. All quantities are given in weight percent. The setting time and hardening time for each of the mixtures was recorded. The setting time was defined as the time from start of the reaction until appearance of the exothermic peak. The hardening time was defined as the time from start of the reaction until the exothermic peak returned to the baseline. In case of an unclear exothermic peak, the setting time was defined as the time from start of the reaction until the composition resisted flow by pouring . Table 1
It could be observed from experiment 1 through 3 that the reduction of the amount of initiator increased both the setting time and the hardening time, providing a means for controlling these parameters. Additional inclusion of a radical inhibitor and a cement hardening inhibitor in experiments 4-5 further increased the setting time and hardening time.
A second series of experiments (experiment 6-9, see figure 3 and table 2) were carried out to examine the effect of increasing amounts of radical accelerator on the setting time and hardening time. The amount of radical initiator was held fixed at 3 weight percent and the cement slurry (Part B) did not contain any inhibitor. The experimental procedure concerning blending of the components was identical to the procedure described for experiments 1-5. The quantities of the components are shown in table 2. All quantities are given in weight percent. Table 2
It could be observed from experiment 6-9 that increasing the amount of accelerator reduced both the setting time and the hardening time, providing an additional means for controlling these parameters.
A third series of experiments were carried out to determine the compressive strength of several blend ratios of prepolymer mixture and cement slurry (see figure 4). The various blends of prepolymer mixture and the cement slurry was blended and hardened in a container to form cylindrical test specimens of approximately 1.4 inches in diameter and 1.4 inches in length. All samples were stored for 4 weeks after preparation before measuring the compressive strength. The test specimens were subjected to pressure using a Carver press (model 3851-CE), and the forces at which the samples failed were recorded. The leftmost column in figure 4 shows the force at which pure, hardened cement failed (4000 lbs.). The rightmost column in figure 4 shows the force at which pure, hardened polymer failed (7000 lbs.). It was sought to find a ratio at which the blend of prepolymer mixture and cement slurry would show a higher compressive strength than either pure hardened cement or pure hardened prepolymer alone. Such a blend would exhibit a synergistic property in relation to the maximum attainable compressive strength. The ratio between the prepolymer mixture and cement that showed a synergistic effect was found to be a blend with a 20/80 polymer/cement ratio, which attained a compressive strength of 8400 lbs. Specimens made from ratios of 50/50 weight percent polymer / cement were found to show a lower compressive strength than either hardened prepolymer or hardened cement alone, and consequently this ratio proved to exhibit an antagonistic effect on the compressive strength.
A significant advantage is gained from the ability to increase the compressive strength of pure cement by addition of the said prepolymer mixture. At even low levels of add ition of the prepolymer mixture (20/80 prepolymer / cement ratio), the compressive strength of the cement was surprisingly found to be more than doubled compared to cement alone.
Furthermore, another significant advantage related to the invention is the ability to control the setting time and the hardening time of the composition by varying the amounts of initiator, accelerator and cement inhibitor. This allows for a precise tailoring of the composition to the relevant well conditions and placement times involved.

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1. A composition for sealing hydrocarbon wells, wherein the composition comprises a prepolymer; a free radical initiator; a hydraulic material; a monomer and water, c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n that the composition further comprises a radical inhibitor.
2. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the radical inhibitor comprises p-benzoquinone.
3. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition further comprises a radical accelerator.
4. The composition according to claim 3, wherein the radical accelerator comprises a compound, wherein the compound is selected from the group including inorganic salts, transition metal compounds, inorganic hydroxides amides, amines and aromatic compounds
5. The composition according to claim 4, wherein the aromatic compound comprises N,N-dimethyl-p-toluidine.
6. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the prepolymer comprises a curable material, wherein the curable material is selected from the group including unsaturated polyesters and epoxy vinyl esters.
7. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the monomer comprises an unsaturated compound, wherein the unsaturated compound is selected from a group including vinyl-, allyl- and acrylate compounds.
8. The composition according to claim 7, wherein the vinyl compound is selected from the group comprising styrene and vinyl toluene.
9. The composition according to claim 7, wherein the allyl compound comprises diallylphtalate.
10. The composition according to claim 7, wherein the said acrylate compounds is selected from the group comprising 2-hydroxy ethyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxy propyl methacrylate and butanediol dimethacrylate.
11. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the hydraulic material comprises a hydratable material selected from the group including Portland ce- ment, Portland blastfurnace cement, Portland flyash cement, Portland pozzo- lan cement, Portland silica fume cement, masonry cement, pozzolan-lime cements, supersulfated cements, calcium aluminate cements, phosphate cements and geopolymer cements, and gypsum.
12. The composition according to claim 11, wherein the hydratable material comprises Portland cement.
13. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the water is present in an
amount of 20 to 60 weight percent of the hydraulic material.
14. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the prepolymer is present in an amount of 10 to 90 weight percent of the total mass of the composition.
15. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the free radical initiator comprises a dissociable compound, wherein the dissociable compound is selected from the group including peroxides and azo compounds.
16. The compound according to claim 15, wherein the dissociable compound is selected from the group comprising tert-Butyl cumyl peroxide and dibenzoyl peroxide.
17. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition further comprises a setting inhibitor, wherein the setting inhibitor is selected from the group including sucrose, tartaric acid, gluconic acid δ-lactone, lignosulfonates and organic phosphonic acids.
18. The composition according to claim 17, wherein the lignosulfonate comprises calcium lignosulfonate.
19. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition further comprises a setting accelerator, wherein the setting accelerator is selected from the group including chloride salts, carbonates, silicates, aluminates, nitrates, nitrites, sulfates, thiosulfates and hydroxides.
20. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition further comprises a dispersing agent.
21. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition further comprises a viscosifying agent.
22. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition further comprises a stabilizing agent.
23. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition further comprises a density modifying agent.
24. The composition according to claim 23, wherein the density modifying agent is selected from the group including glass beads, trimanganese tetroxide, calcium carbonate and barite.
25. A method for sealing hydrocarbon wells, c h a r a c t e r i z e d i n that the method comprises the following steps;
A- To inject a composition according to claim 1 into a hydrocarbon well, wherein the composition comprises a prepolymer; a free radical initiator, a hydraulic material; a monomer and water and radical inhibitor, and where the amount of the radical inhibitor is selected to obtain a desired pot life.
B- To let the composition of step A cure in the hydrocarbon well at a temperature of 0°C tol50°C.
26. The method according to claim 25, wherein step A of the method further
comprises adding a radical accelerator.
27. Use of a composition according to any of the said claims for sealing hydrocarbon wells.
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